The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 61st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It began on 18 March and ended on 21 October after seventeen events. The Drivers' Championship was won
Kimi Räikkönen (pictured in 2008), the 2007 World Drivers' Champion with 110 points, won his only title by a single point in his first year with Ferrari. He remains the last Ferrari driver to win a championship.
Lewis Hamilton, runner-up with 109 points. Hamilton recorded nine consecutive podium finishes in his debut season, more than any other rookie in Formula One history. He also became the youngest runner-up until Sebastian Vettel in 2009.
Fernando Alonso, the defending double World Champion, also recorded 109 points but was placed 3rd through count-back.
Kimi Räikkönen (pictured in 2002) left McLaren at the end of the 2006 season to join Ferrari before the season.
The 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 60th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 57th Formula One World Championship which began on 12 March and ended on 22 October after e
2007 Formula One World Championship
…tyre manufacturer from 2008, Bridgestone was the sole supplier in 2007, after Michelin ended their participation in Formula One at the end of the 2006 season. Revised Sporting Regulations meant a total of 14 sets of dry weather tyres per driver would be available over each race weekend: four sets for…
Fernando Alonso successfully defended his Formula One Drivers' Championship, scoring 134 points with Renault for his second consecutive title.
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher finished the season second with Ferrari with 121 points in his last season with the team.
Schumacher's teammate Felipe Massa (pictured in 2008), in his first year with Ferrari, finished third in the standings.
Renault won the World Constructors' Championship with the Renault R26.